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TWGC 42 (185lbs, D2): Amsterdam Qualifier - Round 1 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 5 losses; Larry Salad Dressing! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Fidel Legions!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Salad Dressing closes the distance and clinches.
Salad Dressing turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Salad Dressing (4) vs (0) Legions
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Salad Dressing wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Legions, who protects the arm well.
Salad Dressing working away.
Salad Dressing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Legions keeps working.
Salad Dressing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Salad Dressing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Legions struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salad Dressing wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Legions, who protects the arm well.
Legions prevents Salad Dressing from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions can't do much from the bottom here.
Legions tries to bench press Salad Dressing off him but Salad Dressing keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Legions's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salad Dressing tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Salad Dressing is trying to get an arm triangle but Legions is defending well.
Salad Dressing is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Legions is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions wants to control but Salad Dressing postures up.
Legions might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Salad Dressing haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Legions is not content to let Salad Dressing control the position.
You can see the frustration on Legions's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salad Dressing has hold of Legions's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Legions tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Salad Dressing cranks the arm and Legions screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Legions, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Larry Salad Dressing!
A very excited looking Larry Salad Dressing made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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